Poll: Voters continue to rate Obama poorly on the economy

By Byron Tau

08/16/12 06:13 AM EDT

President Obama still gets low marks on his handling of the economy and the deficit, according to a poll released Thursday.

Gallup finds that 60 percent of voters disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy. Sixty-four percent disagree with his management of the federal budget deficit, while 58 percent disapprove of his record on job creation.

Those numbers are down slightly from February, when almost 40 percent of voters gave him good marks on the economy.

On the hot-button issue of immigration, Obama gets low marks. Fifty-four percent disapprove of his handling of immigration, while 38 percent approve. Obama's recent deportation freeze for the children of illegal immigrants went into effect this week.

By contrast, Obama gets good ratings for his handling of terrorism, education, and foreign policy. Fifty-eight percent of voters say they approve of his war on terror, while 49 percent say they approve of his education policy. And 48 percent approve of his handling of foreign policy.

Gallup surveyed more than 1,000 adults, giving the poll a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.